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Executive MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

University of Melbourne

Melbourne Business School

  • Program Basics

      • Melbourne Business School
      • 200 Leicester Street
      • Carlton, 3053
      • Australia
      • Status:
        • Other
      • Length of program (months): 14

    • Classes meet:

        • Other

    • Tuition and fees for entire EMBA program:

      • Resident: $105,000.00
      • Non Resident: $105,000.00

    • Graduate business school is accredited by:

        • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
        • EQUIS

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 757
      • Full-Time MBA: 222
      • Part-Time MBA: 493
      • Executive MBA: 32
      • PhD Program: 10
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 0
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Marketing

  • ADMISSIONS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT Required? No
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? No
      • If applicants are not required to take the GMAT, how are EMBA applicants' quantitative abilities checked before enrollment? Undergraduate record, work background, interview
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? No
      • Application fee: $0.00
      • Applicant interviews are: Required
      • Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed: 100 %
      • Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 100 %

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • EMBA students in newest entering class who are:

      • Female: 32 %
      • International: 16 %

    • Entering students are from the following regions:

      • Africa: 0 %
      • Asia: 3 %
      • Europe: 10 %
      • North America: 3 %
      • Oceania: 68 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean: 0 %
      • Dual citizenship: 16 %
      • Average months of work experience: 208

    • Middle 80% range work experience in months:

      • From: 120
      • To: 336
      • Average age: 41

    • Middle 80% age range:

      • From: 35
      • To: 48
      • EMBA students living within 45 miles of campus: 29 %

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • EMBA scholarships are awarded based on: Merit, Need
      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to EMBAs, regardless of nationality? No

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 79

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 22
      • Non-Tenured: 19

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 27
      • Non-Tenured: 18

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 40
      • Non-Tenured: 23

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Does the program include a mandatory international trip or project? Yes
      • Description: Studies in US, Germany, and China during international module
      • Does the school offer pre-program orientation for all EMBA participants? Yes
      • Does the school offer temporary housing/accommodations for EMBA participants? Yes
      • Description: Within the business school - hotel-style rooms
      • Do EMBAs have access to a health club or gym? Yes
      • How far away from a major airport are most EMBA classes held? (miles) 14

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods:

      • Case Study: 20 %
      • Experiential Learning: 20 %
      • Lectures: 20 %
      • Simulations: 20 %
      • Team Projects: 20 %
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 90 %
      • Tenured/tenure-track EMBA faculty: 67 %
      • Average class size, core EMBA class: 30
      • Average class size, EMBA electives: 30

    • Estimated hours per week in class and outside classwork:

      • Hours per week in class: 40
      • Hours per week outside of class spent on classwork: 25
      • Distance-learning EMBA via the Internet, videoconferencing, or some other medium? No
      • Joint degree programs: MBA/JD (Law), Other, MBA/MSIM (Information Management)
      • Leading areas of study: International Business, Leadership, General Management

    • Graduation Requirements:

        • Class participation accounts for some percentage of students' grades
        • Other
      • Pass all modules

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 34
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 31
      • Did school receive an individual gift in exess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni? Yes
      • Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • University alumni networking site: http://alumni.unimelb.edu.au/
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? No
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? Yes
      • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? Yes

  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Do EMBAs have access to career services? Yes
      • Does the school allow its EMBA students to interview on campus with corporate recruiters targeting executives for full-time jobs? Yes

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